googlenews Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Quartz Uber and Lyft abandoned Austin, but it could be a blessing in disguise for ride-sharing appsQuartzWhat Uber giveth, Uber can taketh away. On May 9, Uber and Lyft stopped operating in Austin, Texas, after spending over $10 million to lobby Austin's citizens against a city ordinance that would require ride-sharing drivers to get background checks.How a 30K-member Facebook group filled the void left by Uber and Lyft in AustinTechCrunchWith Uber and Lyft gone, ride-hailing startups swarm AustinWFAA.comall 9 news articles » https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=uk&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=uber&oq=uber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...